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If you’re making weekend plans, no day looks like a total washout. But be aware we’ll have more clouds around and a chance of some occasional showers moving through. Friday night looks to have the better chance of scattered showers for southern Minnesota, while northern and western Minnesota will have the bulk of scattered showers Saturday. Get the latest on Updraft.

🎧 Coming up at noon Friday, MPR News host Mike Mulcahy will talk to Sen. Dziedzic and Sen. Minority Leader Mark Johnson about the 2023 session and what Minnesotans can expect in the final weeks of the session. Later in the hour, MPR News' political reporters recap some of the biggest news stories of the week. 
 
Finnish cultural tradition of sauna gains steam in Minnesota

When the COVID-19 pandemic hit, backyard sauna building took off in the state. Now a growing number of self-described “saunapreneurs” in Minnesota are helping take the experience to the masses. 

“I think there’s a renaissance happening,” said Justin Juntunen, founder of Cedar and Stone Nordic Sauna in Duluth, which hosts a public sauna on the Duluth Harbor and also builds custom saunas for people around the country.

“Sauna has the potential to do what yoga has done in the past 10-15 years, from this crunchy, niche thing, to now there's a yoga studio in every neighborhood of every city and in many small towns. Sauna is doing a similar thing," he said.
 
What else we're watching:
Stages of memory: Guthrie Theater celebrates 60 years. The Guthrie Theater is celebrating its 60th anniversary, reflecting on its history and impact on the lives of artists. Established with the vision of producing shows on par with Broadway, the theater has played a significant role in shaping careers and personal connections.

First bison babies arrive at Minneopa State Park. The first two bison babies of the year were born at Minneopa State Park in Mankato. They were born Tuesday night, said Park Manager Ashlee Steevens. She said there are 15 cows eligible to calf this spring.

Mayor Frey's state of the city: Minneapolis 'is coming back.’ Frey highlighted public and private efforts to revitalize underdeveloped corridors of the city, to increase the supply of affordable housing and he touted dropping violent crime as evidence that Minneapolis is rebounding.

Duluth's Kara Goucher: 'I got to grow up seeing how running could bring a community together.' Goucher graduated from Duluth East High School in 1996, and went on to a hugely successful college and professional career— including two appearances at the Olympics.

Q&A: Playwright Itamar Moses discusses his adaptation of 'An American Tail.' It's a story of immigration and community organizing.  Tony Award-winner Itamar Moses wrote the new script and lyrics for the show and spoke with MPR News Arts Reporter Jacob Aloi.  

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Minnesota Public Radio and the Star Tribune are taking Talking Volumes on the road with two special events in Greater Minnesota this May. These special Talking Volumes pop-up events will be hosted by award-winning journalist Kerri Miller.
 
Join us on May 6 at the Mayo Civic Center in Rochester as Kerri sits down with author and illustrator of the "CatStronauts" series and "Waffles and Pancake" series, Drew Brockington. 
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We will head north to Duluth for our second spring Talking Volumes event where Kerri will interview William Kent Krueger at Mitchell Auditorium at the College of St. Scholastica on May 18. 
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